# Accident 20120811015879A: Gage MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1, Erie, CO, August 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2012, 14:17 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Erie Municapal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0103° N, 105.0464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0103&lon=-105.0464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41831-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gage MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 (registry code 056279N, https://openairdocs.org/model/gage-midget-mustang-mm-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GAGE MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA537) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120811015879A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 08/11/2012 AT 1415 MDT, N41831 A EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MIDGET MUSTANG DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT ERIE MUNICAPAL AIRPORT. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHO SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, WINDS WERE 270 DEG. @ 15 KTS GUSTING TO 23KTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA537), Aug 11, 2012: Gage Midget Mustang MM-1 (N41831), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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